The band has returned to the studio where the album was originally recorded, and in the words of frontman Josh T. Pearson, they’ve been ​“remixing the album the way it should have been mixed originally.” He continues: ​“It’s good to have our balls back after years spent being castrated. Excited for those who never got to experience the band live to hear a more accurate representation of what we sounded like then.”

You can hear an example of the band’s efforts in this clip from ​“The Ground So Soft.”

Compare this to the album version, and the difference is pretty marked — it almost feels like you’re listening to an entirely different band. The new version is rougher and less polished, with Pearson’s vocals more pronounced. The ​“barbershop quartet” segment is especially different; Pearson’s harmonies have been given a more spectral feel while the music rumbles in the background. (For various reasons, I’m reminded of the rawer direction that Sigur Rós took on Kveikur.)